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Note Other Real Estate Owned (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Other Real Estate Owned Rollforward |  |  |  |
Other Real Estate Owned Write Downs | $ 13,641 | $ 25,198 | [1] | $ 15,071
Hurricane |  |  |  |
Other Real Estate Owned Rollforward |  |  |  |
Other Real Estate Owned Write Downs |  | 2,700 |  |
Mortgages | Hurricane |  |  |  |
Other Real Estate Owned Rollforward |  |  |  |
Other Real Estate Owned Write Downs |  | 1,400 |  |
Commercial / Construction | Hurricane |  |  |  |
Other Real Estate Owned Rollforward |  |  |  |
Other Real Estate Owned Write Downs |  | $ 1,300 |  |
[1] | Includes $2.7 million related to the damages from Hurricane Maria, of which $1.3 million were for commercial and $1.4 million for residential.

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